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Waikanae Medical Centre has longer hours for emergencies

According to its Facebook page, this now provides 9 am to 4 pm hours on Saturdays for emergency and urgent appointments. A doctor is available on call-out after this from 4 pm to 10 pm. Sundays remain with a call-out service only.

They have also increased their number of doctors by two as of January, including a new female doctor and a doctor with postgraduate orthopedics, trauma and surgery experience. They have recently expanded their skin cancer and blemish service, with a free skin spot clinic for enrolled patients every Friday. Several of the doctors perform skin cancer surgery. Website